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1. Saina Nehwal (March 17, 1990) is a badminton player who made
history by becoming the first Indian to ever win a Super Series
tournament when she won the Indonesian open in 2010. She is
also the first Indian woman to rise to the quarter finals of the
Olympics. For her excellence in the field of badminton she has
received the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Padma
Shri.
Saina Nehwal
Badminton Player
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2. Project
Badminton is played with a racket and what is called a shuttle cork,
which can be successfully hit only on one side. Can you figure out
why a shuttle cork will always fall with the right side ready to be
hit by a racket?
Saina was born in Haryana to Usha Nehwal and Dr. Harvir Singh,
a scientist at the directorate of oilseed research. Both of
Saina's parents were badminton champions in their native state,
Haryana. Saina however grew up in Hyderabad. When her father
took 8 year old Saina to meet Coach Nani Prasad he was advised
to enroll her in a summer training program. The supportive
family would travel around 50 kms everyday so that Saina could
develop her sport.
This rigorous schedule proved successful when the young ath-
lete began to consistently bring home medals starting with gold
at the Czechoslovakia Junior open in 2003. Her rise to the top
has been assisted by multiple badminton legends such as S.M
Arif, Atik Jauhari, and Pullela Gopichand.
Life
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